I also don’t think Spotify’s High setting is as good as an mp3 of the same stated bitrate

I’m just saying that in this thread you seem to be the “angry fucker” you describe, rather than the other way around.

I don’t think Spotify’s High bitrate is as good as it says it is, though. That’s what I’m getting at. Sort of like how YouTube’s encoding for whatever setting you pick is never as good as a local file with the same specs.

As an outsider looking in with only this thread for context. I feel like you’re gazing into the mirror a bit there and also need to chill.

You absolutely can. It’s not massive. But Spotify does sound muddy in comparison. And I’m not some crazy audiophile either. But I’ve definitely heard more clarity in some of my favourite songs and noticed certain parts of them that I’ve never noticed before just because I was using a FLAC vs using Spotify where I used to listen to it.

At a certain point, you’re right you’re not going to notice a difference on shitty speakers but there’s something about Spotify’s lossy compression that even at high you’ll notice the difference between the two.

As someone from the UK, where most of our spines were standardised like the PS1 and PS2. And having personally collected hundreds of the latter. I’ve always preferred consistent standardised spines. A full bookcase of PAL PS2 games looks so much nicer to me than the messy look of one filled with NTSC games in my opinion.

I don’t hate times exclusives that much because that’s done extra cashflow for the dev to be able to either finish their game or polish it further. I still don’t think we’d have gotten Alan Wake 2 at least the version we got without that epic deal. I also don’t know if square would’ve bothered even entertaining the idea of porting all of the kingdoms hearts games either.

You don’t need that much special equipment to tell the difference. I have a lil shitty Jelly Star. I can tell the difference between Spotify’s High and a FLAC from bandcamp with it’s speaker, Bluetooth headphones (Sony Link Buds) and my Car speakers.

Toy Story 2 on the PS1

It shouldn’t get fucked by MS they’ll just stop adding things to it to prevent outsiders from fucking it up. You’ll be alright for now, but keep an eye out for any potential vulnerabilities that get found after end of support. Then that’s when you can start thinking of disconnecting it from the internet. That is if you can’t risk yourself being patient 0. Then in that case you should disconnect as soon as end of life comes around.

I think they did bring back Doom RPG best phone game ever

Think about how many people you know on your life that are gamers. Then also think about the gamers that are in the know about shit like this. It’ll be pretty slim unless you’re terminally online.

Villeneuve is my favourite director. I’ve loved all of his films. I’d watch him film shit crust over.

Same goes for Roger Deakins and anything he touches with his cinematography. If he’s involved I know it’s going to look beautiful.

I must’ve heard wrong then. I swear I saw that they got shut down and then a different team came in to do those extra fixes on the shitty trilogy collection

I think they got shut down did they not?

I love unisex toilets because I prefer cubicles and men only ones always end up having 20 urinals to 2 stalls so there’s always a huge queue for the stall and it always ends up being in the worst state you can imagine

Best thing to do is (i know it’s cliche) but to not worry about it.

Just focus on yourself and the hobbies you find fun. Then start to look for others (not romantically) that also partake in those hobbies. Maybe try and find local in person meet ups or spaces that accommodate for it.

You just be you and eventually you’ll attract someone without effort. No one is completely unique and you will find a common ground with someone that will eventually flourish. And because it’s around the things you already love, it’ll be less effort.

I know ADHD can throw a spanner in the works too (I have it as well). But it will come to you either through practice or by o professional help (like I did) depending on the severity.

I would also like to keep my bones wet for as long as possible too

Right post there chief

I’ve not seen permadeath be something inherent to metroidvanias.

Also I understand that the benches are part of the difficulty but I also feel like it’s slightly inflated because of the annoyance of doing so.

When I die in such games, all I can think about is the time I just wasted or am about to waste. No matter how good a game is, my life on this earth is too short and there are other games of the same quality or higher that I can play that will respect my time much better.